Technology
Injecting a Gene Into Monkeys' Brains Curbed Their Alcohol...
Chronic drinking depletes the brain’s dopamine levels. A single dose of a gene therapy reset them, and stopped the craving for alcohol.
The Space Force Is Launching Its Own Swarm of Tiny Satellites
Defense satellites used to be big, costly, and "juicy" targets for attack. Now the Pentagon is aiming for a more resilient network...
A New Idea for How to Assemble Life
How would scientists even recognize biological signs of life beyond Earth? Assembly theory proposes a way to identify molecules made...
How a Firefly Course Is Saving Japan’s Favorite Glowing...
The fireflies of Moriyama City have long been prized (and hunted) for their yellow-green glow. To bring populations back up, amateur...
How NASA Nearly Lost the Voyager 2 Spacecraft Forever
The space agency lost touch with the beloved spacecraft following a faulty command signal. Here’s how it happened—and how engineers...
The Scary Science of Maui’s Wildfires
Wildfires were once rare across the Aloha State. But drought, invasive species, and human development have pushed Hawaii into a fiery...
How to Make Bionic Limbs (Literally) Very Cool
Temperature is one of the hardest aspects of touch to re-create for prosthetic users. This tiny patch could help people with amputated...
A New Experiment Casts Doubt on the Leading Theory of the...
By measuring inflated helium nuclei, physicists have challenged our best understanding of the force that binds protons and neutrons.
The Weird Way That Human Waste Is Killing Corals
Wastewater fuels blooms of reef-smothering algae. Better engineering and an army of funny-looking fish can come to the rescue.
AI Is Building Highly Effective Antibodies That Humans...
Robots, computers, and algorithms are hunting for potential new therapies in ways humans can’t—by processing huge volumes of data...
